Intellectual Property

The Online Safety Act 2025

The Online Safety Act 2025 (‘the Act’) comes into force 1 January 2026. It is an Act to enhance and promote online safety in Malaysia by regulating harmful content and providing for duties and obligations of the application service providers, content application service providers and network service providers. The Act was introduced to address harmful content by placing clear responsibilities on licensed service providers where it aims to make the internet safer for everyone in Malaysia by making service providers more responsible. This in turn safeguards the public from harmful online content.

Read more

Is the Metaverse Considered as Electronic Commerce in Malaysia?

eCommerce in Malaysia is primarily given legal recognition by the Electronic Commerce Act 2006 (‘ECA 2006’). The ECA 2006 facilitates electronic transactions by recognising the legal validity of electronic messages, documents, and contracts. It broadly covers ‘commercial transactions’ conducted via electronic means, encompassing the supply or exchange of goods or services.

While Malaysian law does not explicitly mention the ‘Metaverse’, many of its activities share the same fundamental characteristics as eCommerce.

Read more

Effective Redress of Electronic Commerce Disputes

The primary purpose of the Electronic Commerce Act 2006 is to provide legal recognition for electronic communications in the formation of contracts. In simple terms, it means that contracts made through emails, websites, or apps are recognised by law and are legally binding just like paper documents. The goal is to make it easier and safer to do business online by giving legal validity to electronic communications and transactions. More importantly, these electronic records can be used as valid proof to take legal action and resolve disputes.

Read more

Artificial Intelligence, Copyright and Fair Use: Lessons from the Thomson Reuters v Ross Case

As Artificial Intelligence (‘AI’) continues to reshape industries, legal disputes over intellectual property (‘IP’) — particularly copyright — are becoming more frequent. Recently, the US District Court of Delaware issued a significant ruling on whether AI (specifically non-generative AI) can be trained on copyrighted legal materials without permission.

This case has ignited debate in both the IP and AI communities, but one big question remains: How will this ruling impact generative AI in the future?

Read more

The CPTPP and Intellectual Property

The CPTPP contains a comprehensive chapter on IP, which sets a regional standard for the protection and enforcement of IP rights across the Asia-Pacific region. The chapter includes provisions in almost all categories of IP rights and builds on the framework established under existing international IP treaties, such as the agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) and the Berne Convention, which falls under Article 18.7 of CTPPP.

Read more

Can NFTs Be Considered Properties?

Written by Richard Wee, Darren Lai and Kimberly Chan Non-Fungible Tokens (“NFTs”) have been the talk of the town in recent years. The success stories of individuals becoming millionaires overnight just from the sale of…

Read more

Loopholes in Malaysian Cyber Laws - Richard Wee Chambers

Loopholes in Malaysian Cyber Laws

Written by Sovitra Sukahut Som Sovitra was the First Runner-Up in the ALSA UUM Article Writing Contest 2022: A New Face of Cybercrime Abstract In Malaysia, cybersecurity is governed by several main legislations such as…

Read more

The Metaverse and its Legal Issues - Richard Wee Chambers

The Metaverse and Legal Jurisdiction

Copyright by LexisNexis Malaysia Sdn Bhd. Reproduced with permission of LexisNexis Malaysia Sdn Bhd. By Richard Wee, Fatin Ismail and Kimberly Chan INTRODUCTION We have previously discussed the potential legal issues that could arise from the new digital phenomenon,…

Read more

The Metaverse and its Legal Issues - Richard Wee Chambers

The Metaverse and its Legal Issues

Written By Richard Wee, Fatin Ismail and Kimberly Chan. Assisted by Lim Chaw Zen Introduction This article is a summary attempt to understand the legal challenges of the new digital phenomenon, the Metaverse. The term “Metaverse” was…

Read more

ALB MLA Law Awards 2021 Finalist Badge - Richard Wee Chambers

Visit Us (Head Office):

Level 38, Menara Multi-purpose, 8, Jalan Munshi Abdullah, Commerce Square, 50100 Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia

Visit Us (Melaka Branch):

1, 19 & 19-1 Jalan TAKH 15,Taman Ayer Keroh Heights,Hang Tuah Jaya,75450, Malacca, Malaysia

Write To Us:

[email protected]

Give us a call:

HQ: +603 2694 1388Melaka: +606 231 2603

Whatsapp Us:

+6013-902 1388
Subscribe to our Newsletter
Always Get Our Latest News & Events Newsletter!